Overview
Influence
Of Pumping Head, Insolation And PV Array Size On PV Water Pumping System
Performance
Abstract
A
transient simulation model, using TRNSYS, for AC photovoltaic (PV) water
pumping systems is developed and val[1]idated against
laboratory and field data. Simulations and analysis were undertaken in this
work to: (i) discern the influence of mismatch of pump characteristics and well
system characteristics on system performance; (ii) obtain average efficiencies
and average performance ratios for system, subsystem and PV array over any
period of time and under different operating conditions; (iii) analyze the
effect of insolation frequency distribution on system performance and (iv)
determining the opti[1]mum PV array size
considering life cycle cost analyses. Simulation and analyses are illustrated
using a real case study and utilizing real field data obtained from a system
installed in Jordan
